Lyrics to
Whispering Waves

This version of Whispering Waves was released by Donna Summer in 1975.

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By the shore of the sea searching for his memory
Sifting sand through my hand weighing what he means to me
In the early morning haze seagulls seem to cry my pain
And ocean feels it too sighs his name on whispering waves

Wrote his name next to mine big and deep there in the sand
Till the earth tends to flow and our names will be drowned
All the birds sing harmonies to the top line of the breeze
While the ocean breathes his name on whispering waves

There’s a bistro where we would dine each evening
Candle light and California wine
Love is holding hands across the table
I still go past each night
Look for his car outside

At the foot of this cliff we spent days weaving our dreams
Making plans building homes raising kids and coloring scenes
Then one morning he was gone and our story reached an end
But his words still linger on on whispering waves

Aah, ahh, ahh…

By the shore of the sea searching for his memory
Sifting sand through my hand weighing what he means to me
All the birds sing harmonies to the top line of the breeze
While the ocean breathes his name on whispering waves

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About Lyrics and Whispering Waves by Donna Summer

The lyrics to Whispering Waves are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Donna Summer in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Whispering Waves are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Donna Summer and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Whispering Waves back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Whispering Waves by Donna Summer in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Whispering Waves" means the words set to the music of Whispering Waves, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Donna Summer. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Whispering Waves and the lyrics to Whispering Waves are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Donna Summer who came here looking just for the lyrics to Whispering Waves, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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